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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid loves it - physics and math. Went to a Maryland public. As others have said, it is not cut-throat, competitive, [b]but is for kids that want an intellectual environment and enjoy it.[/b]

We visited Northwestern, and my kid was turned off by the student tour guide and student presentation that emphasized how to get out of hard work by taking a course on chocolate, for example.

Yes, trips to different parts of Chicago happen pretty often, my kid tutors, is a member of several clubs and has some good friends groups. They go to museums, Chinatown, Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, little Russia, comedy and concerts.[/quote]

Can you elaborate by what you mean by this?
My daughter wants to study physics or math.  She attends a rigorous DC private and does very well in the hardest math and science classes.  She's used to studying very hard and rising to whatever the academic as is--her school's work-load is 3+ hours of homework nightly and she just plods away at it.

However, she's not an intellectual.  She's not reading math or physics journals for fun.  She barely keeps up with current events. She spends an inordinate amount of time on social media and watching the latest Netflix show.

Would she find her people? [/quote]

This is most ambitious kids (who aren't even necessarily sure what they are ambitious for etc) including my own two DCs. My thought for myself was to keep my DCs out of intellectually demanding places for college (Chicago being one of them). Let them grow up a bit. If they want a real intellectual challenge, they can find int in grad school.[/quote]

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